Reviews

“Mr. DeMille’s story moves along conventional but well-defined lines that give the star many effective moments in a character skillfully adapted to her personality. At the finish it introduces a situation that will please many of Miss Pickford’s admirers immensely; others will regret its use in a picture with which she is connected.”

– Edward Weitzel, The Moving Picture World, May 26, 1917

Artist Comment

“Mary’s fans were given something of a shock when the hero’s life was spared by the vigilantes so that he could marry Mary because she was seen knitting baby clothes. To her vast and adoring audience, Mary Pickford was the image of innocent girlhood. Premarital baby clothes did not fit the image. When the vigilantes were safely out of the way, it was revealed that they were really doll clothes; all was saved.”

– Cecil B. DeMille, Autobiography

Figures

A Romance of the Redwoods cost $134,831.65 and grossed $424,718.52.(These figures have not been adjusted for inflation nor do they include the considerable profits realized from reissues, television syndication, and home entertainment formats.)